I have same behaviors. The different icons on my desktop not working. (home, trash and any folder) also with right click and select Open or open in new window or in new panel. The Other icons works successfully: *.desktop and files with default application.
In my syslog: Unable to create File Manager freedesktop proxy: Errore nel chiamare StartServiceByName per org.freedesktop.FileManager1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program org.freedesktop.FileManager1: No such file or directory and: WARNING: Application 'nautilus-classic.desktop' killed by signal 9 Unrecoverable failure in required component nautilus-classic.desktop and: cannot open folder on desktop, freedesktop bus not ready My configuration is: Ubuntu 17.10 Gnome-Flashback GNOME nautilus 3.26.0 ps: nautilus-desktop --force /usr/bin/nautilus --gapplication-service -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1731460 Title: Click on desktop folders To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1731460/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs